English

footwell

* foot + well

A compound of foot + well

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’

Proto-Germanic *fōts ‘foot’

Proto-West Germanic *fōt

Old English fōt ‘foot’

Middle English fot ‘foot’

English foot

Proto-Germanic *wela

Old English wel ‘well’

Middle English wel ‘well’

English well

Today it means

noun The space for the feet in front of a seat in a vehicle

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / footwell